Trail of Tears

What piece of legislation did President Andrew Jackson enforce that contributed to events like the Trail of Tears?

• Dawes Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Indian Stay Act

• Louisiana Removal Act

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What did Andrew Jackson fear about the presence of the American Indians?

• The American Indians would hinder the growth by living on land settlers wanted.

• The American Indians would help the growth of Westward Expansion

• The French would block the settlers from getting the land they wanted.

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In 1838, US troops began forcing thousands of Cherokee Indians west to Oklahoma from their land in North Georgia. The journey saw 4,000 Cherokees die in the terrible conditions. What was this event called?

• Trail of Tears

• Indian Removal Act

• Westward Expansion Act

• Indian Territory

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What was the area called where the US Army forced the American Indians to go?

• Indian Territory

• Indiana Area

• Louisiana Territory

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TRUE OR FALSE:

As the US expanded westward, land was purchased from the American Indians.

• True

• False

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TRUE or FALSE:

The Cherokee were the only tribe removed from their land by the US Government.

• True

• False

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What law ordered all Indians living to the East of the Mississippi River to move west of that river?

• Relocation Treaty

• Native Removal

• Indian Removal Act

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Who was the Cherokee chief who led the fight against the Indian Removal Act and went to the Supreme Court?

• John Smith

• Roger Ross

• John Ross

• Hank Ross

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True or False:

The head of the Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall agreed with the Cherokee chief and said it was against the law to make the Cherokee leave their land.

• True

• False

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In 1838, Andrew Jackson and the US Army forced Cherokee Indians to make the 1,000 mile trip to the Indian Territory. What was the journey called?

• Crying Passage

• South Passage

• Trail of Tears

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